Mine production of nickel in Russia from 2006 to 2025 (in 1,000 metric tons)

The annual amount of nickel mined in Russia was estimated at ******* metric tons in 2024, marking a slight decrease compared to the previous year. Between 2017 and 2018, nickel production across the country increased by nearly ****** metric tons. 

Nickel industry in Russia

With *** million metric tons of nickel reserves, Russia is one of the richest countries in that metal. Furthermore, Russia is the a large producer of nickel from mines, following Indonesia and the Philippines. In 2024, the value of nickel and articles thereof exported from Russia reached 2.12 billion U.S. dollars, having decreased from the previous year, based on mirror trade data. 

Nornickel – Russia's largest nickel producer

The largest nickel-producing company in Russia is Nornickel, also known as Norilsk Nickel. The company produced nickel worth over 205,000 metric tons in 2024. Nornickel owns nickel reserves on the Taymyr Peninsula in Siberia and the Kola Peninsula in Northwest Russia. Furthermore, the company has a nickel refinery plant in Finland and co-owns a nickel production site in South Africa. The total revenue of Nornickel, which also produced other metals such as palladium and copper, reached **** billion U.S. dollars in 2024.